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Soapdish (1991)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:24

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Jealousy and intrigue, on and off the set of a popular daytime soap opera. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the neurotic diva of "The Sun Also Sets," but her popularity with the show's fans does... Jealousy and intrigue, on and off the set of a popular daytime soap opera. Celeste Talbert (Sally Field) is the neurotic diva of "The Sun Also Sets," but her popularity with the show's fans does not extend to her relationships with her envious co-stars. Sultry Montana Moorehead (Cathy Moriarty) has set her eyes on the soap's top spot, and she even offers to sleep with the show's nervous young producer if he'll have Celeste written off the program. In a moment of inspiration, the horny executive decides to bring Talbert's hated ex-lover, Jeffrey Anderson (Kevin Kline), back onto the series, with the hope of driving the fragile star to an early retirement. The fact that Anderson's character was decapitated in an earlier episode is seen as a difficult, but not insurmountable, obstacle. [More]

Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty

Starring: Sally Field, Kevin Kline, Robert Downey, Cathy Moriarty, Whoopi Goldberg, Elisabeth Shue, Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall, Robert Camilletti, John Tesh

Director: Michael Hoffman

Director: Michael Hoffman

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Fundamentally, its subject for satire isn't all that clever.

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02/27/08
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Soapdish aims at a satiric target as big as a Macy's float and intermittently hits it.

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02/27/08
Variety Staff
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Variety
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Not as funny as the real thing and unlikely to be anywhere near as successful as the leading real-life exponents of the art.

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02/27/08
Empire Magazine
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A funny, sharply-written film more pertinent in the Noughties than it was upon its first release.

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02/27/08
Richard Luck
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film

This movie certainly has its dopey moments, but if you're feeling indulgent you're likely to have a good time with it.

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02/27/08
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

Nothing succeeds like excess, this comedy would have us believe.

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06/24/06
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No review available.

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
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11/18/04
Robin Clifford
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07/27/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Way too hard-working for comedy.

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07/09/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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06/04/04
Sarah Chauncey
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Reel.com

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05/04/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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10/04/03
Rebecca Murray
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About.com

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Starts off funny, ends up ludicrously funny. Recommended.

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07/18/03
Widgett Walls
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Needcoffee.com

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06/21/03
Walter Chaw
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Film Freak Central

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06/20/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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06/04/03
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
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Uneven but often sidesplitting.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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New York Times
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